Oklahoma City (OKC) to Los Angeles (LAX): On-Time Performance
Data through May 2026
When you fly OKC to LAX matters as much as anything else about the booking: the route swung from 97% on-time in October 2024 to just 75% in April 2025. Across the full period the route averages 86% on-time against a national 78%. Morning departures also hold up better than evening ones (87% vs 78%), which matters most in the rough months.
- On-time
- 86%
- arrived <15 min late
- Avg delay
- 12 min
- completed flights
- Cancelled
- 0.7%
- Flights/day
- 2.6
- last 12 months
- Duration
- 3h 23m
- scheduled
- Distance
- 1,187 mi
Monthly on-time trend
Best time to fly from OKC to LAX
Aim for departures around 8 p.m. (91% on-time); avoid 7 p.m. departures (74%).
By day of week
| Day | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 86% | 12 min |
| Tuesday | 88% | 9 min |
| Wednesdaybest | 89% | 7 min |
| Thursday | 85% | 13 min |
| Friday | 86% | 9 min |
| Saturday | 88% | 15 min |
| Sunday | 81% | 15 min |
What causes delays on this route
Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.
- Late-arriving aircraft16%
- Airline operations67%
- National airspace system6%
- Weather11%
Frequently asked questions
- How often are flights from OKC to LAX delayed?
- 14% of OKC–LAX flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 12 minutes.
- What is the best time of day to fly from OKC to LAX?
- Departures around 8 p.m. have the best record (91% on-time), while departures around 7 p.m. have the worst (74%). As on most US routes, delays accumulate through the day, so earlier flights are generally safer.
- How long is the flight from OKC to LAX?
- The scheduled OKC–LAX flight time averages 3h 23m over 1,187 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 14% of the time.
- How often are OKC to LAX flights cancelled?
- 0.7% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
- What is the worst month to fly from OKC to LAX?
- April 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 75% of arrivals on time. The best was October 2024 at 97%. If your dates are flexible, that 22-point gap is worth planning around.
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Based on 1,655 flights, 2024-06–2026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.